Did you just exhale? That’s the ease that comes when you’re seen, understood, and in the presence of others who are going through the same thing. And so will everyone who joins this group. If your answer was yes to the questions above, I get it. If you or your company would like to get involved in a bigger way, reach out! We've got events going on across the month and multiple ways to get involved.Grown Folx Chat: A Virtual Group for Trans/Gender-Expansive Folx Over 30Īre you feeling like you can’t relate to younger generation seeking a community in your generation?ĭo you feel disconnected from your generation of trans people?ĭo you worry about not being trans enough?Īre you nervous about transitioning as an adult? So our fundraising goal is bigger than ever. We're aiming to fund a year of grants for 491 people, to raise awareness about the 491 anti-LGBTQ+ bills making their way through the courts and restricting access to care. Since 2021, we've partnered with the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition to provide gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT, also known as HRT) and wrap-around services for members of the trans community who otherwise couldn't afford this life-saving treatment, with a specific focus on Black trans and nonbinary individuals.Īs an unprecedented number of anti-trans bills make their way through the courts nationwide, this year the need is greater than ever.
If you're looking for a way to make an impact this year, donate to our fund and share with your community.
Gender-affirming care is at risk across the country, with transgender and nonbinary people already experiencing huge disparities in access to health care. Transgender adults in Florida are blindsided that a new law also limits their access to health careĪs 491 anti-LGBTQ bills advance across the country, the LGBTQIA+ community is feeling unfortunately less safe and less supported than ever this Pride.Ĩ6% of trans adults report that recent debates about anti-LGBTQI+ state laws had affected their mental health or made them feel less safe. Thank you Thalia Beaty, Brendan Farrington, and Hannah Schoenbaum for your reporting. Her company decided to open in-person clinics and hire more physicians licensed in Florida in order to continue to provide care to patients who have already enrolled, even though that represents a major change to the company’s business model. “For trans adults, it’s devastating,” said Kate Steinle, Chief Clinical Officer at FOLX Health, which provides gender-affirming care to trans adults through telemedicine. Read on to learn more about the impacts of the anti-trans legislation, and what FOLX Health is doing to help. We are mobilizing all the resources we can to be able to serve LGBTQI+ people in Florida. We are hearing from our members every day about how scared they are about these new laws.
This Pride month nearly 100,000 trans adults in Florida are facing new barriers to care, and many have already lost access. #FOLXHealth #LGBTQHealth #TransHealth #LGBTQHistoryMonth #ComingOutDay #LGBTQAlly #TransDayOfRemembranceįOLX Health - Transgender HRT Fund - Black Trans Advocacy Coalition With LGBTQ History Month and National Coming Out Day coming up in October, and Transgender Day of Remembrance coming up in November, if you're looking for a way to support the queer and trans community, please consider making a donation to the HRT Care Fund to show your support, or reach out directly to learn more about how your organization can sponsor the fund! What this is really showing us is the massive need for additional support for trans folks around the country to access gender affirming hormone care. In exciting news to close out the summer, we were able to allocate an additional 25 grants to predominantly Black and POC trans community members! Back in June, the FOLX HRT Care Fund with the National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition received over 2,000 applications for 24 available hormone replacement therapy grants for a year of gender affirming hormone care through FOLX.
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